jimmy billy Posted February 4, 2014 Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 Well i finally got my first 510 and its a 70 4dr. Not the color i wanted at first but she grew on my and now im not wanting to stray from the color. Im cleaning her right up. Going to put a L16 in her (better more built motor will come later ;-) then do all body work and metal replacing. Then paint and under carrage. I wanna take all the bolts out clean them up. Then when the body is clean im going to work on the suspension and running gear. I want to pull all the bushings out and replase them with new ones. My list of parts to get isnt too big so im lucky on that. http://s1159.photobucket.com/user/drift89fc/media/Datsun%20510/20140123_142131_zps1cffe311.jpg.html'>[/url] 3 Quote Link to comment
Dirttrack510 Posted February 4, 2014 Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 Very cool car. I love that color. Buy a clay bar and rub it out, it may shine right up. Welcome to the site and great 1st post. :) you even have pics :) we love pics! Those wheels will polish up nice, check out my build page, mine were worse than yours. 2 Quote Link to comment
jimmy billy Posted February 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 Ya it was spray bombed long before i got it and was a shity job. Quote Link to comment
TENDRIL Posted February 4, 2014 Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 looks solid! welcome Quote Link to comment
jimmy billy Posted February 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 Thanks guys. Ya its really good other then the upper rails i gotta fix some rust but other then that shes great. Quote Link to comment
dr.feltersnatch Posted February 4, 2014 Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 Looks like a good start Quote Link to comment
jimmy billy Posted February 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 Thanks. Hey what lugs can i use for it? I have masive hat lugs to run my oldschool rims and im going to put my new rims that are pictured above and they need to be skinnyer. Quote Link to comment
Ryan Family 510 Posted February 4, 2014 Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 Looks great! My first 510 was orange! I'm searching for replacement bushings right now for front steering and suspension. Having trouble finding an idler arm bushing and steering dust covers. I'll let you know when and where I find them. Andy's Auto has had a few parts, needed a front sway bar as mine did not have one. They also ordered me some control arm bushing, but it is going to take 4-5 weeks for them to get them. Have fun with that and keep it orange Quote Link to comment
KlassicMotion Posted February 4, 2014 Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 Lugs are M12x1.25. Look up on Summit racing. They have many different styles to choose from. Measure the depth the shank needs to be on the wheel (make sure the shank on the lug falls short of the overall depth/thickness on the wheel). Also, measure the inside diameter of the lug hole on the wheel and find a lug that will fit inside that diameter, not too loose though. I had three sets of aftermarket wheels, and I had to buy three different sets of lugs from Summit. The McGuard, Gorilla and Summit brand lugs are fine quality... thus far. Quote Link to comment
jimmy billy Posted February 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 Ok my budy that im geting the rims from sead that i dont need anything special. Just basic ones will fit in the holes on the rims. Like ya sead i need to measure the depth of the stub to see if i need hat lugs or not. Quote Link to comment
rattadat Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 Sweet dime! Love the orange! :w00t: Im pretty sure all datsuns look gorgeous in that 918 ;) Keep us posted. 1 Quote Link to comment
jimmy billy Posted February 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 Ya im lovin the orange. It was a little darker stock. You can see it with the floor boards. Some one spray bombed it over 15 years ago and didnt do a good job. Im probobly going to go back to stock orange and do the white two tone with the bre strips. I love that look. Quote Link to comment
KlassicMotion Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 Ok my budy that im geting the rims from sead that i dont need anything special. Just basic ones will fit in the holes on the rims. Like ya sead i need to measure the depth of the stub to see if i need hat lugs or not. After further research, those XXR 501 wheels (assuming that's what they are) should be using a 60 degree conical seat lug nut. So hopefully that's what your buddy means by "basic" lug nut. 60 degree conical seat is the standard "tuner lug nut". Just make sure you don't get the OEM rounded, or radius lug nuts, like those found on Honda's and other cars. Quote Link to comment
jimmy billy Posted February 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 Ya i was going to try finding a orange set if i could. I think that would look sweet. Quote Link to comment
jimmy billy Posted February 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 Argh! Cant wait to move into the new place. I can work on my car their :-D Thats when the fun will start. 1 Quote Link to comment
jimmy billy Posted February 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 Prity soon the roads will be better to van and ill be geting my new rims :-D Quote Link to comment
rattadat Posted February 8, 2014 Report Share Posted February 8, 2014 You decide on those 501's? Wheel Specs? If you don't mind? ;) Quote Link to comment
jimmy billy Posted February 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2014 Their mine just have to wait for them to get here. Ill talk to my budy to get specs. Once i get them on ill post pics :-D Quote Link to comment
jimmy billy Posted March 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 All moved into my new place. Weather is geting warmer time to start workin on my car :-D Just got my hands on a set of 14x8 dimond racing rims. 0 offset and -22 offset. Fronts and backs. Ill be posting pics of them soon. Just finished cuting off the old tires. Used screw drivers and angle grinder lol Quote Link to comment
Ryan Family 510 Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 I wish I had seats!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment
jimmy billy Posted April 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 [/url] Got almost all the coils off. Checkin how low it will go. Dimonds are on the car and the tires are siting behind the car. Got a bit of upper fram rail rot so gotta do some patch work. 1 Quote Link to comment
jimmy billy Posted April 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 [/url] Lovin the valve cover flame job cody painted when he was 12 lol apperintly his dad gave him sshit on that one lol. Its even a datsun one and not nissan. :-D Quote Link to comment
jimmy billy Posted April 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 Just picked up a fc oil cooler today :-D Quote Link to comment
r0p0doe Posted April 8, 2014 Report Share Posted April 8, 2014 [/url]Got almost all the coils off. Checkin how low it will go. Dimonds are on the car and the tires are siting behind the car. Got a bit of upper fram rail rot so gotta do some patch work.Specs on the diamonds... Quote Link to comment
jimmy billy Posted April 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2014 14"x8 arerintly 0 offset in the front and -22 in the back but i dont hink budy is right cause their around a inch difference between the two. But one guy that baught them from dimond sead they had three inch back spacing. Oh and they glow in the dark :-P 1 Quote Link to comment
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